Thomas Anthony Daly

His Excellency

Thomas Anthony Daly
Bishop of Spokane
Diocese Spokane, Washington
Predecessor Blase J. Cupich
Successor Incumbent
Orders
Ordination May 9, 1987
Consecration May 25, 2011
Personal details
Born April 30, 1960
San Francisco, California California
Denomination Roman Catholic
Alma mater St. Patrick's Seminary and University

Thomas Anthony Daly (born April 30, 1960) is the first Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of San José in California, USA. He was born in San Francisco, California.[1] He was named bishop of Spokane on March 12, 2015.

Daly attended St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California, where he was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on May 9, 1987. He served as the parochial vicar of Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Novato, and later as a teacher and campus minister at Marin Catholic High School. Later, he served as part-time chaplain to the San Francisco Police Department while concurrently posted as parochial vicar of St. Cecilia's Church. After these assignments, he became involved in the archdiocesan vocations office; serving concurrently as Director of Vocations and president of Marin Catholic High School.[2][3]

Styles of
Thomas Anthony Daly
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style not applicable

Daly was named auxiliary bishop of San Jose and titular bishop of Tabalta by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States on March 16, 2011.[4] He attended his first diocesan event at the Mass in Celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Diocese of San Jose, and was consecrated bishop on May 25, 2011 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph by Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath of San José, with Archbishop George Hugh Niederauer of San Francisco and Bishop George Leo Thomas of Helena co-consecrating in the presence of Roger Cardinal Mahony.[5]

On September 16, 2013, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, who is also the President and Chancellor of Saint Patrick's Seminary, named Bishop Daly as the interim President/Rector of the seminary.[6] This is the first time in the history of the seminary that the rector has not been a member of the Society of St. Sulpice.[7] Bishop Daly, who is also on the seminary's board of directors, served as rector until the Sulpicians nominated a new rector/president, Father Gladstone Stevens, PSS, who became rector at the beginning of the new academic year in the Fall of 2014..[6]

References

  1. "Thomas Anthony Daly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  2. "Catholic San Francisco News Article". Catholic San Francisco. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  3. Catholic News Agency: "Bishop-elect Tom Daly reflects on nine years as vocations director" May 2011
  4. "New auxiliary bishop for San Jose, Calif.". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  5. "Pope Benedict XVI Appoints Auxiliary Bishop to Diocese of San Jose". Diocese of San Jose. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Roberta Ward (2013-09-24). "Bishop Daly named Interim Rector/President of St. Patrick Seminary". The Valley Catholic (Diocese of San Jose). Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  7. Dan Morris-Young (2013-10-08). "Surprise resignation stuns California seminary students, faculty". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2013-11-04.

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